Plural of baboon
regular plural
The plural of baboon is baboons.
Forms of baboon
| Singular | baboon /bəˈbuːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | baboons |
| Countable | countable |
Baboons in a sentence
- Mix swallowed the comment he wanted to make, that the council hall stank like a congress of baboons.1971, Philip José Farmer, Down in the Black Gang: and others; a story collection, Nelson Doubleday, page 79
- He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2...
- I just watched a crazy video where a solo leopard attacked a flange of baboons.2023 August 18, thebligg, “ow many baboons does it take to kill a leopard?”, in reddit, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2026. From the entry flange
- I suspect they hired a flange of baboons to mind the house.2006, Rick Crosier, Getting Away with Murder. From the entry flange
- Like baboons, mandrills and drills have forelimbs and hindlimbs of nearly equal length.1999, John G. Fleagle, Primate Adaptation and Evolution, 2nd edition, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 200. From the entry mandrill
Meaning of baboon
- noun An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- noun A foolish, stupid or incompetent person.
- noun A black person.
Questions about the plural of baboon
- What is the plural of baboon?
- The plural of baboon is baboons.
- Is baboon countable?
- Baboon is a countable noun.
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